At the tender age of eight, he was hastily dragged out and made emperor!

"This snow couldn't have come at the worst possible time..."

Standing before the crowd, Right Chancellor Wang Rui frowned, watching the swirling snowflakes and the fierce wind that whipped the banners everywhere, but Wang Rui's attention was elsewhere.

On the high platform.

Grand Empress Dowager Sun Li, Empress Dowager Xu Zhen, and Empress Wang Xiu, dressed in their finest attire, stood in different places. The three empresses had solemn expressions and different auras, and no one dared to overstep their bounds in such a formal occasion.

For those in the central government of the Great Yu Dynasty, they must adapt to the new political landscape. With the commencement of this enthronement ceremony, the Great Yu Dynasty has entered a phase where the inner palace is involved in politics!

The gathering of three generations—old, middle-aged, and young—was unprecedented in the previous Dayu.

Even in the previous dynasty, such a situation was extremely rare!

It was not uncommon in previous dynasties for emperors to be young and empresses to be mature, but at most, there were two empresses ruling as regents. However, those were the emperor's legal mother and biological mother, ruling as two empresses.

The idea of ​​three empresses ruling simultaneously has never happened, nor has it ever been heard of.

But now it has become a reality in Dayu.

"Come on stage!"

As a name was called out, Wang Rui composed himself and focused his gaze on one spot: Chu Ling, dressed in the emperor's robes, stood in the wind and snow below the high platform.

A thin, frail body.

He is short in stature.

This is the new ruler that the Great Yu Dynasty is about to welcome!

All the gazes that had gathered around him revealed different expressions when they saw the new emperor's back. There was no sound, and the wind and snow were flying around. The snow fell on Chu Ling.

"This coronation ceremony is something that ordinary people cannot endure."

Standing amidst the wind and snow, Chu Ling looked up at the high platform before him, with snow-covered steps leading straight ahead. Yet, Chu Ling felt a sense of melancholy at this moment.

Chu Ling traveled to many places to get here.

Chu Ling was very tired at this moment.

My stomach is rumbling.

Since yesterday, Chu Ling has barely eaten anything. It's not that he doesn't want to, but that he can't. The patriarchal system of the Great Yu Dynasty is very strict, and there are strict requirements on what etiquette to follow in various situations.

As the emperor of the Great Yu Dynasty, he should set an example for the world!

"Upon ascending this high platform, offering sacrifices to Heaven and Earth, and reading the edict of accession, one will truly become the Emperor of Great Yu."

Chu Ling looked up at the high platform, his feelings growing stronger. However, when he saw the three figures, Chu Ling frowned slightly and sighed inwardly, "What good is becoming the Emperor of Great Yu? If you want to rule in person, it's simply unrealistic without overcoming these three mountains!"

Thinking of this, Chu Ling lifted her skirt and stepped onto the stairs in front of her.

"kneel!!!"

As Chu Ling moved, a chant rang out, followed by more people chanting, while the crowd behind him knelt down in unison.

"bye!!"

Chu Ling heard the voices behind him, but he continued forward without distraction. Behind him were a group of civil and military officials, royal relatives, and others from the Great Yu Dynasty. They performed the rites of kneeling and bowing in accordance with etiquette, under the witness of Heaven and Earth, to show their absolute submission to the new emperor!

But how many of these people truly submit to Chu Ling?

This is something no one can say for sure.

This occasion is destined to belong to Chu Ling.

As the successor emperor of the Great Yu Dynasty, he had to go through a complicated enthronement ceremony to offer sacrifices to Heaven and Earth and to declare to the world that the Great Yu Dynasty had lost a great emperor, but had also ushered in a new ruler.

This signifies the eternal stability of the Great Yu state and the continuation of its foundation!

Birth, aging, sickness, and death are the natural order of things, and even emperors cannot escape them. Therefore, there will be new emperors after old ones. Chu Ling is steadily climbing the ladder of power.

The platform was very high, which resulted in many steps.

Chu Ling needs to take each step steadily and firmly.

The number of steps is exactly 108.

Normally, climbing so many steps in one go would be exhausting, but today, with the snow, the steps, though covered with red cloth, are slippery due to the accumulated snow.

Stay steady.

Stay calm!

As Chu Ling carefully climbed each step, she kept telling herself that she must not slip or fall while climbing the platform.

If such an accident occurs, he will inevitably be in the eye of the storm!

Not to mention that the changes he brought about in the Shouhuang Hall will take a sharp turn for the worse, he will even face a lot of criticism and controversy from today onwards.

Make sure you get on safely.

Li Zhong, standing below the platform, clenched his fists tightly, glancing at the platform out of the corner of his eye. He hadn't expected this snowfall.

As the enthronement ceremony approached, Li Zhong worried that if anything went wrong during the emperor's ascent to the high platform, things would become a disaster!

A tense atmosphere quietly descended at this moment.

Although many people were kneeling on the ground, their thoughts were all focused on one thing, and some even secretly glanced at the succeeding emperor who was on the high platform.

Time passes minute by minute.

As Chu Ling stepped onto the 104th step, Empress Wang Xiu's figure came into view. Standing on the 105th step, Wang Xiu looked down at Chu Ling, who was struggling to breathe, and her brows furrowed slightly, but she still stepped aside.

Chu Ling nodded slightly and then ascended the 105th step. However, he did not rush to continue climbing. Standing in front of Chu Ling was Empress Dowager Xu Zhen.

Looking down at Chu Ling, who was dressed in the emperor's robes, Xu Zhen's hands trembled slightly, and her eyes reddened, as if seeing the robes reminded her of something.

But Xu Zhen stepped aside.

Are you thinking of the late Emperor?

As Chu Ling took a step forward, he thought to himself, "That's right. The late Emperor Chu Qi died in his prime. How could the Empress Dowager not be moved by the pain of a parent outliving their child?"

"The Heir Apparent!"

As Chu Ling ascended the 106th step, the voice of Empress Dowager Sun Li rang out, causing Chu Ling to regain his composure and look up with a serious expression.

Sun Li was holding something in his hand and was looking down at Chu Ling.

Chu Ling stepped onto the 106th step, standing opposite the Empress Dowager. He then raised his hands, and Sun Li handed the Emperor's Sword to Chu Ling.

According to custom, from the very first moment of ascending the platform, the succeeding emperor must wear the emperor's sword and climb the platform step by step to offer sacrifices to Heaven and Earth.

But now the real power lies with the three empresses, so some rules have been quietly changed, and no one has raised any objections. Whoever holds power has the right to speak.

This is true.

The moment Chu Ling received the Emperor's Sword, he felt the coldness of the scabbard, but without any hesitation, he fastened the sword to his waist and, under the watchful eyes of the three empresses, proudly ascended the 108th step!

"By the grace of Heaven, I, as the son of my late father, Emperor Taizong Wen, have been appointed to the capital. Thanks to the blessings of past emperors, and in accordance with the imperial edicts of the Empress Dowager Cisheng Duanyou Kangshou, the Empress Dowager Shenglie Zhaoyu Cishou, and the Empress Zhuangsu, as well as the will of my late elder brother, the late Emperor..." The announcements began the moment Chu Ling ascended the throne.

The edict of Chu Ling's accession to the throne was read aloud in front of Heaven and Earth, and in front of all the civil and military officials. But at this moment, Chu Ling's thoughts were not on it at all.

He felt cold.

A cold wind howled, carrying snow.

The higher you climb, the colder it gets!

When he heard this chant, an unprecedented sense of loneliness washed over him. Chu Ling knew that the three queens who had been given insignia before the coronation ceremony would officially appear at the moment the ceremony was completed. He would officially become the new emperor of the Great Yu Dynasty without any controversy and with the right to rule through the coronation ceremony. However, as a young boy, he was completely unable to wield power, and he had no idea what he would encounter in the future.

The stage that belonged to Chu Ling seemed to have come to an end at this moment, but as Chu Ling slowly turned around and looked down at everything before him, a fighting spirit ignited in his heart. He did not want to be a puppet emperor, much less a deposed emperor. No matter how bumpy and difficult the road ahead might be, he would face it with his head held high!